Geometry | Unit 4 | Lesson 1: Angles and Steepness | Practice Problems

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Find the missing side in each triangle using any method. Check your answers using a different method.

Kiran is visiting the Statue of Liberty. He wants to test the mirror method of indirect measurement for calculating heights. He is 5.8 feet tall and knows that the Statue of Liberty is 305 feet tall. Sketch a diagram showing where a mirror could be placed to use similar triangles to verify the height of the Statue of Liberty. Make sure to include the distance from Kiran to the mirror and the distance from the mirror to the Statue of Liberty.

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Lin says she has memorized the lengths of a few right triangles, for example, 3, 4, and 5. She is trying to compile a list of several right triangles but needs your help. Find the lengths of at least 2 triangles that are right.